There was a little boy visiting his grandparents on their farm． And he was given a slingshot（S单弓） to play with out in the woods． He
_ in the woods,
he could never hit the
．And getting a little discouraged, he headed back to dinner．
As he was walking back he saw Grandma's pet duck． Just out of impulse （冲动）, he let fly, hit the duck square in the head, and killed it． He was shocked and felt very sorry．In a panic, he hid the
duck in the wood pile, only to see his sister
．Sally had seen it all, but she said nothing．
After lunch that day grandma said, “Sally, let’s wash the dishes．” But Sally said, “Grandma, Johnny told me he wanted to help in the
today, didn't you, Johnny?" And then she whispered to him, “Remember, the duck?"
So Johnny
the dishes． Later Grandpa asked if the children wanted to go fishing, and
said, " I’m sorry but I need Sally to help make
．" But Sally
and said, “Well, that's all right because Johnny told me he wanted to help," and she whispered
,“Remember, the duck?" So Sally went fishing and Johnny
．
After several days of Johnny doing
his various small tasks and Sally's, he
．couldn't stand it any longer．He came to Grandma and
that he killed the duck．She bent down, gave him a
, and said, “Sweetheart,
． You see, I was standing at the window and I saw the
thing． But because I love you, I forgave you． But I was just wondering how
you would let Sally make a slave
you．"
| 小题1: | | A．walked | B．played | C．practiced | D．aimed |
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| 小题3: | | A．bird | B．target | C．duck | D．woods |
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| 小题4: | | A．dead | B．square | C．dying | D．living |
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| 小题5: | | A．surveying | B．noticing | C．observing | D．watching |
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| 小题6: | | A．toilet | B．kitchen | C．living-room | D．fields |
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| 小题7: | | A．watched | B．dropped | C．did | D．made |
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| 小题8: | | A．Grandma | B．Grandpa | C．Johnny | D．Sally |
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| 小题9: | | A．cook | B．lunch | C．supper | D．breakfast |
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| 小题10: | | A．laughed | B．smiled | C．cried | D．wept |
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| 小题11: | | A．again | B．only | C．twice | D．loudly |
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| 小题12: | | A．followed | B．stayed | C．remembered | D．boated |
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| 小题13: | | A．all | B．either | C．neither | D．both |
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| 小题14: | | A．secondly | B．firstly | C．finally | D．thirdly |
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| 小题15: | | A．lied | B．denied | C．admitted | D．spoke |
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| 小题16: | | A．beat | B．pet | C．surprise | D．hug |
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| 小题17: | | A．I know | B．you know | C．he knows | D．she knows |
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| 小题18: | | A．other | B．whole | C．funny | D．dull |
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